Spotlight on Wedding Flowers: Stephanotis
By Karen Sturtevant
Vermont
Bride Magazine Spring 2010 issue
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LOVE STORIES:
- Sabrina Marie Sikora and Kevin Dommenge.
- Chelsea Singly and Andre Kozaczka
- Sara Block and Justin Zaslow
CONTENTS FROM THE SPRING 2010 ISSUE
- Entertainment Basics: Your Wedding Sound
- Your Floral Style By Karen Sturtevant
- Best Plans + Imperfections = Perfection! By Lauri Boyden
- Recipe for a Happy Marriage and Quick Quips
- White: The Supreme Wedding Color
- Engagement Announcement Sarah & Eric
- Matt’s P.O.V. By Matt Duffy
- First Comes Love By Amanda Kuhnert
- Your Wedding, Your Way: Money, Sex, and Power By Michael Caldwell
- Getting Ready: The Legal Details for a Vermont Wedding
- Spotlight on Wedding Flowers: Stephanotis By Karen Sturtevant
- Top Ten Tips for Brides By Sabrina (Sikora) Dommenge
- Discover St Albans: A Friendly Little City in the Country
- What is Love?
- How Not to Offend Friends & Relatives By Carmen Howe
- Eco-Friendly Weddings: Going Green in 2010 By Karen Sturtevant
- Fine Pewter - Handcrafted in Vermont
- Hey, Teen Bridesmaid By Pat Esden
- Relaxed & Casual Rehearsal Dinners By Chris Francis
- Spa Corner: The Long and Short to Amazing Bridal Hair By Sara Daly
- Interfaith Wedding: How to find a Rabbi By Howard Cohen
Read our special story from the Spring issue on Wedding Cakes, featuring a list of Vermont cake designers with large, detailed images to look at and savor. Read And Now For The Cake online here.
Cover Photograph by Justin Cash Photography
The beautiful bride on our Spring cover is Sabrina Marie Sikora.
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Stephanotis
Botanical Name: Stephanotis floribunda (stef-ah-NO-tis-flor-ih-BUN-duh)
Common Names: Madagascar Jasmine, Bridal Veil, Hawaiian Wild Flower, Floradora.
Colors: Stephanotises are available in white only with vines of leathery, dark green leaves.
Availability
Stephanotises are available year round with peaks being in summer and autumn. Florists purchase in boxes of 25, usually without the vines. Most purchased travel from Madagascar and subtropical regions of Africa and Asia with some being grown domestically. Several weeks’ notice is usually needed for growers to ensure availability, especially during winter and spring.
Description
Approximately 1” – 1 1/2” in diameter, these plump, waxy, star-shaped flowers are highly scented and widely sought focal flowers for bridal bouquets. The fragrance is similar to true jasmine, Jasminum officinate. Stephanotis is a member of the Asclepiadaceae family.
Meaning
‘Marital Harmony,’ ‘Desire to Travel,’ and ‘Good Luck.’
Design Ideas
Adorn Stephanotis by adding pearl pins (white or colored), crystals, or rhinestones in the center of the star cluster. This is especially effective if the bridal gown has details of pearls or beading. The groom may choose to wear an elegant boutonniere of Stephanotis. It can also be used as an accent with another flower such as a rose, orchid, or gardenia.
Long Life
After harvesting the grower will remove stems and pack these fragile flowers in airtight containers with moistened tissue to keep humidity high. As they are shipped without stems or a water source, upon arrival the florist will soak the flowers in room temperature water allowing hydration and then store in a cooler with high humidity at a temperature of no lower than 42° F.
Name Game
The genus name Stephanotis has Greek origin, made up of two words: “stephanos” meaning crown and “otis” meaning ear or crown of ears referring to the five ear-like attachments to the staminal crown at the flower’s center.
Uses
Bouquets, boutonnieres, corsages, hair accents, cake decorations and sewn or wired on veils.
VERMONT WEDDING PROFESSIONALS
By supporting your Vermont florist, jeweler, formalwear shop, caterer, and baker you are making an investment in the local economy which benefits us all.
Vermont Bride Magazine is proud to recommend the following wedding specialists who are professional, quality floral designers.
Betty’s Flower Basket
802-524-4146
46 N. Main St., St. Albans, VT
bettysflowerbasket@yahoo.com
bettysflowerbasket.com
Claussen’s Florist & Greenhouse
800-287-2361
187 Main St., Colchester, VT
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Crimson Poppy Flower Shoppe
802-434-5143
crimsonpoppy@myfairpoint.net
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Esden Florist
802-827-6160,
Route 36, Fairfield, VT
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Hawley’s Florist
toll-free: 800-841-4601
802-775-2573
www.hawleysweddingflorist.com (or)
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Howards The Flower Shop
800-371-5715
81 N. Main St., St. Albans, VT
info@howardstheflowershop.com
howardstheflowershop.com
Peck’s Flower Shop
800-540-2336
27 Winter St, Morrisville, VT
brownpfs@pshift.com
pecksflowershop.com
Uncle George’s Flowers
800-624-0099
638 S Main St. Unit 7, Stowe, VT
unclegeorgesflowers.com
Village Green Florist
802-879-7980
60 Pearl St., Essex Jct., VT
jenmikell@myfairpoint.net
thevillagegreenflorist.net
Wildflower Designs
802-253-6303
232 Mountain Rd, Stowe, VT
wildflowerdesigns@live.com
wildflowerdesignsstowe.com
Karen Sturtevant
is a freelance writer, editor of Vermont Bride, and has a stunning white Phalaenops that is sunning itself on her kitchen windowsill.
Photo by Larry Asam Photography
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